Phase Two changes to the LC/NACO Authority File that began on March 7
successfully completed yesterday, March 27, at 10:32 AM. 371,942
records were changed and all have been successfully distributed to the
NACO nodes.
The next step, to proceed with related bibliographic changes (BFM)
resulting from Phase Two changes, will begin soon.
PSD and COIN have been received questions about some of the changes so
I'd like to highlight the major ones and direct you to the details
described in the document: Changes to the LC/NACO Authority File: What
LC-PCC RDA Catalogers need to know
<http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/pdf/lcnaf_rdaphase.pdf>
_Expanding the abbreviations 'arr.', 'acc.' and unacc.' _
Headings with certain abbreviations no longer valid under RDA will be
updated to spell out the abbreviations, such as arr. (arranged), acc.
(accompaniment), unacc. (unaccompanied).
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.ArrAccUnacc.doc
_Modify 'Bible' headings _
Authority records for parts of the Bible containing the abbreviations
"O.T." or "N.T." will be modified to spell out the abbreviations "Old
Testament" or "New Testament" unless the heading represents an
individual book of the Bible (when "Old Testament" or "New Testament"
will be omitted under RDA). The change will apply to the sacred work
itself, and relevant parts, not titles that merely refer to the Bible.
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Bible.doc
_Modify 'violoncello' headings _
Authority records using 'violoncello' in conventional collective titles
or as a medium of performance will be updated to replace the term
'violoncello' with 'cello' following RDA, where appropriate.
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Cello.doc
_The handling of the abbreviation 'Dept.' _
While abbreviating the word 'Dept.' was not AACR2 practice (but national
practice under the LCRIs), the shift to RDA provides an opportunity to
convert existing headings that contain the abbreviation 'Dept.' to
represent the full form of the word in headings and appropriate references.
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Dept.doc
_Modify 'Koran' headings _
The conversion to RDA provides the opportunity to use the more commonly
transliterated form "Qur'an" in headings referring to this sacred work
itself, not titles that merely contain the word Koran.
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Koran.doc
_Modify 'Selections' uniform titles _
'Selections' as a conventional collective title will no longer be valid
under RDA as the preferred title for a work, only as the preferred title
for parts of a work. The program will identify headings that use
'Selections' and change to 'Works. Selections' as appropriate.
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Selections.doc
_Handling of X00 $c _
Because there is not a one-to-one correspondence between text strings in
100 $c under AACR2 and RDA, special processing will be done to
programmatically identify when the $c is valid as is under RDA, when it
would be invalid under RDA, and when it can be made acceptable under RDA
by program. Headings that will be invalid under RDA or will need human
review will be marked with a 667 in phase
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Subfield_c.doc
_Handling of date subfields _
Date subfields in various types of headings (mostly $d in personal name
headings and treaties) contain abbreviations that are to be spelled out
under RDA. Examples include abbreviations for 'century' and months of
the year. Some abbreviations found in pre-RDA records will be replaced
with words (for example, 'approximately' for 'ca.' and 'active' for
'fl.'). A hyphen before or after the date will be used instead of the
abbreviations 'b.' and 'd.'.
More details:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Subfield_d_and_f.doc
Paul Frank
Cooperative Programs Section
Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540-4230
202-707-1570
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
